Consider the following about the Bharhut Stupa 1 The Shungas improvised the art work at Bharhut 2 Ja...........

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Consider the following about the Bharhut Stupa.

1. The Shungas improvised the art work at Bharhut.

2. Jataka tales have been depicted on its railings.

3. Queen Maya’s dream has been depicted at Bharhut.

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Explanation:

Statement 1: The Bharhut stupa (in MP) may have been first built by the Maurya king Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, but many works of art were apparently added during the Shunga period, with many friezes from the 2nd century BCE.
Statement 2: They contain numerous birth stories of the Buddha's previous lives, or Jataka tales.Many of them are in the shape of large, round medallions.
Statement 3: Queen Maya’s dream, preceding the birth of the Buddha, is also a major theme on the railing of the Bharhut “stupa”.